Archaeological Museum of Chania
The Archaeological Museum of Chania is a archaeology museum serving the Cretean city of Chania that, since 2022, is located at 15 Skra Str. Chalepa. The original museum was located in the former Venetian Monastery of Saint Francis at Chalidon Street.
- Opening hours: Wednesday—Monday 8:00 AM—8:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: archaeological museum in Crete, Greece
- Also known as: “Archaeological Museum of Cania”, “Chania Archaeological Museum”, “Museo Arqueologico de La Canea”, “Museu arqueológico de chania”, and “New Archaeological Museum of Chania”
- Address: Σκρα 15
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Saint Mary Magdalene and Eleftherios Venizelos ‘Museum.
Church of Saint Mary Magdalene
Church
Eleftherios Venizelos ‘Museum
Museum
Kydonia
Archaeological site
Kydonia, also known as Cydonia was an ancient city located at the site of present-day Chania near the west end of the island of Crete in Greece. The city is known from archaeological remains dating back to the Minoan era as well as literary and historical sources. Kydonia is situated 1½ km west of Archaeological Museum of Chania.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kounoupidiana and Souda.
Kounoupidiana
Town
Kounoupidiana is a village in Crete, Greece, part of the municipal unit of Akrotiri and the largest town on that peninsula with a population of 9,213. It is 8 km northeast of the city of Chania and has become a popular place to live in recent years because… Kounoupidiana is situated 4 km northeast of Archaeological Museum of Chania.
Souda
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Mournies
Village
Mournies is a village in Crete, in the regional unit of Chania. Between 1997 and 2010, it was the seat of the former municipality of Eleftherios Venizelos. Mournies is famous for being the place of birth of the statesman Eleftherios Venizelos. Mournies is situated 4½ km southwest of Archaeological Museum of Chania.
Archaeological Museum of Chania
- Categories: archaeological museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Chania, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.51671° or 35° 31′ 0″ north
Longitude
24.03678° or 24° 2′ 12″ east
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
8G76G28P+MP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Archaeological Museum of Chania” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “哈尼亚考古博物馆”
- Finnish: “Chanián arkeologinen museo”
- French: “musée archéologique de La Canée”
- French: “Musée archéologique de La Canée”
- German: “Archäologisches Museum Chania”
- Greek: “Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Χανίων”
- Macedonian: “Археолошки музеј на Ханија”
- Portuguese: “Museu Arqueológico de Chania”
- Slovenian: “Arheološki muzej Hanije”
- Spanish: “Museo Arqueológico de La Canea”
- Turkish: “Hanya Arkeoloji Müzesi”
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